Phil Bickford vs. Al Downing — Career Comparison

Phil Bickford
MillenialCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaLos Angeles DodgersNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Al Downing
Silent GenerationNew JerseyThrows LeftBats RightNorth AmericaNew York YankeesAmerican LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star

Al Downing built a career as a starting pitcher and Phil Bickford as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Phil Bickford led in walk avoidance (BB%+ 117 vs 91), strikeout rate (K%+ 112 vs 99), and skill-based run prevention (DICE+ 98 vs 98). Al Downing held the edge in home run suppression (HR9+ 108 vs 84). Keeping the role difference in mind, the edge still goes to Phil Bickford.

Pitching Stats for Phil Bickford and Al Downing

Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Al Downing
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
17
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
187
8.9
Al Downing
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
405
1.61
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Downing
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
317
1.26
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.52
Al Downing
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
123
0.49
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.38
Al Downing
Career
Per 9 Innings
107
0.42
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
57.89
57.89
Al Downing
Career
Per 9 Innings
53.48
53.48
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Downing
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
78.27
78.27
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Downing
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
73
0.29
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Downing
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
0.1
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.1
Al Downing
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.01
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
97
4.62
Al Downing
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
811
3.22
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.62
4.62
Al Downing
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.22
3.22
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.68
3.68
Al Downing
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.23
3.23
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.05
4.05
Al Downing
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.84
3.84
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.228
0.228
Al Downing
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.23
0.23
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Innings
567
27
Al Downing
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6805
27
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Innings
189
9
Al Downing
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2268.1
9
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
162
7.71
Al Downing
Career
Per 9 Innings
1946
7.72
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.71
7.71
Al Downing
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.72
7.72
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
28
1.33
Al Downing
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
177
0.7
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.33
1.33
Al Downing
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.7
0.7
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.15
0.15
Al Downing
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.44
0.44
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
73
3.48
Al Downing
Career
Per 9 Innings
933
3.7
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11
0.52
Al Downing
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
32
0.13
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.48
3.48
Al Downing
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.7
3.7
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
210
10
Al Downing
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1639
6.5
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
10
Al Downing
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.5
6.5
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.12
1.12
Al Downing
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.05
4.05
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.497
1.497
Al Downing
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.134
1.134
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.24
Al Downing
Career
Per 9 Innings
77
0.31
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12
0.57
Al Downing
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
31
0.12
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.05
Al Downing
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.04
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
806
38.38
Al Downing
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9539
37.85
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
43
2.05
Al Downing
Career
Per 9 Innings
37
0.15
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
105
5
Al Downing
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
938
3.72
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Al Downing
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.72
3.72
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.14
Al Downing
Career
Per 9 Innings
69
0.27
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
0.33
Al Downing
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
0.1
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.43
Al Downing
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
34
0.13
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.243
1.243
Al Downing
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.269
1.269
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
711
33.86
Al Downing
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8481
33.65
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.56
0.56
Al Downing
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.32
2.32
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.283
0.283
Al Downing
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.265
0.265
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.38
38.38
Al Downing
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.85
37.85

Fielding Stats for Phil Bickford and Al Downing

Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Al Downing
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
17
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
187
8.9
Al Downing
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
405
1.61
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Downing
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
317
1.26
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Innings
567
27
Al Downing
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6807
27
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Innings
189
9
Al Downing
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2269
9
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.33
Al Downing
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
72
0.29
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.38
Al Downing
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
368
1.46
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.05
Al Downing
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
0.07
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
0.76
Al Downing
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
458
1.82
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
0.71
Al Downing
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
440
1.75
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Innings
93.75
93.75
Al Downing
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.07
96.07
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.08
0.08
Al Downing
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.086
1.086
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Downing
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
78.27
78.27
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.05
Al Downing
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
0.09
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Downing
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Downing
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Downing
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Downing
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Phil Bickford and Al Downing

Phil Bickford
Career
Per 600 PA
5
5
Al Downing
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
17
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 600 PAverified
187
37400
Al Downing
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
409
303.34
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 600 PA
3
600
Al Downing
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
809
600
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
600
Al Downing
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
717
531.77
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Al Downing
Career
Per 600 PA
0.127
0.127
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.667
0.667
Al Downing
Career
Per 600 PA
0.391
0.391
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
200
Al Downing
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
91
67.49
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
200
Al Downing
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
74
54.88
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Downing
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
8.9
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Downing
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
2.22
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Downing
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
1.48
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Downing
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
12.61
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Downing
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.187
0.187
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Downing
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.003
0.003
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Downing
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.022
0.022
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.31
61.11
Al Downing
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
18.95
14.06
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
200
Al Downing
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
115
85.29
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
200
Al Downing
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
128
94.93
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Al Downing
Career
Per 600 PA
0.169
0.169
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Al Downing
Career
Per 600 PA
0.16
0.16
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.667
0.667
Al Downing
Career
Per 600 PA
0.33
0.33
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Downing
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.034
0.034
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.233
0.233
Al Downing
Career
Per 600 PA
0.116
0.116
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Al Downing
Career
Per 600 PA
0.237
0.237
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Al Downing
Career
Per 600 PA
0.21
0.21
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Downing
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
36
26.7
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Downing
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
51
37.82
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Downing
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
85
63.04
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.39
77.73
Al Downing
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
0.61
0.45
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Downing
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Downing
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
37
27.44
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Downing
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
400
Al Downing
Career
Per 600 PAverified
293
217.31
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 600 PA
1.5
1.5
Al Downing
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.76
2.76
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Downing
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.13
0.13
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Downing
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
53
39.31
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Downing
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
1.48
Phil Bickford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Al Downing
Career
Per 600 PA
15
11.12
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Downing
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Downing
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Downing
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Bickford
Career
Per 600 PA
Al Downing
Career
Per 600 PA